Author: Alex Coffey

Joseany Cabello has known Ranger Suárez since they were kids. They went to elementary school and high school together. She’s watched her partner go from a 15-year-old lefty who signed with the Phillies for $25,000 in 2012, to a National League Cy Young Award candidate in 2024. But she had never seen him pitch in […]

Hall of Fame center fielder Willie Mays died peacefully at 93 on Tuesday. The news was announced during the Phillies game against the Padres, and players and coaches spent the evening mourning the loss of one of the greatest players in baseball history. “Just a sad day for baseball,” said manager Rob Thomson. “This is […]

J.T. Realmuto made a bet with Trea Turner when Realmuto was placed on the injured list on June 11 with right knee pain. “I was joking that I was going to come back before him, just because it had been so long,” the Phillies catcher said, “but he made it back before me, and made […]

Trea Turner has only been on the injured list a handful of times in his 10-year career, and just three times in the past six seasons. In 2019, he went on a rehab assignment after breaking his right index finger. But in 2021, he didn’t. Turner was activated off the injured list in August, and […]

When Trea Turner was placed on the injured list on May 4 with a right hamstring strain, the Phillies did not sink into a multi-game slump. They continued to slug, even without one of their best hitters. Things did not get easier from there. J.T. Realmuto had right knee surgery last week. Kody Clemens is […]

BALTIMORE — Zack Wheeler made his big league debut in 2013 at age 23. Over his 10 seasons, the Phillies starter never allowed more than three home runs in a game — until Sunday, in an 8-3 loss to the Orioles. It was an uncharacteristic start for him. Not only did he allow four home […]

BALTIMORE — The Phillies expect Trea Turner to be activated off the 10-day injured list on Monday, manager Rob Thomson announced on Sunday afternoon. Turner has been on the IL since May 4 with a right hamstring strain. The Phillies initially predicted he would miss about six weeks, and as of now, he’ll return six […]

BALTIMORE — John Kruk doesn’t come to Camden Yards often. In fact, he said the Phillies’ series against the Orioles this weekend is only the second time he’s been back since July 30, 1995, when he played the last game of his 10-year career. It’s not a place that holds any sentimentality for him. Kruk […]

BALTIMORE — Before his last start on June 2, Taijuan Walker worked on his timing. Pitching coach Caleb Cotham noticed that Walker was throwing the ball too early so they dedicated a few bullpen sessions to working on having him throw the ball later. Walker would wait until his foot came down, and then throw […]

BALTIMORE — Ever since Brandon Marsh was placed on the injured list, on June 3, manager Rob Thomson has emphasized that his outfielder’s hamstring strain was mild. Thomson was being true to his word. On Saturday afternoon, the Phillies activated Marsh off the 10-day injured list after a two-game rehab assignment with double-A Reading. He […]